Charles Barclay, Tonis Eenmae, Taavet Kalda, Hara Papathanassiou, Nikita Poljakov, Gustavo A. Rojas, Tiit Sepp, Greg Stachowski, Aniket Sule, Ioana A. Zelko
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The first global e-competition on astronomy and astrophysics was held online in September–October 2020 as a replacement for the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the short time available for organization, 8 weeks, the competition was run successfully, with 325 students from over 42 countries participating with no major issues. The feedback from the participants was positive and reflects the ways in which such events can boost interest in astronomy and astronomy education. With online activities set to become more prevalent in the future, we present an overview of the competition process, the challenges faced, and some of the lessons learned, aiming to contribute to the development of best practices for organizing online competitions.
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